Apache James server: Temporary File Information Disclosure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-668 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Usage of temporary files with insecure permissions by the Apache James server allows an attacker with local access to access private user data in transit. Vulnerable components includes the SMTP stack and IMAP APPEND command. This issue affects Apache James server version 3.7.2 and prior versions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache James server | up to 3.7.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.james:james-server (Maven) | up to 3.7.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-v6vp-62vc-84qw |
- Apache James server VendorApache Affected up to 3.7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.james:james-server (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 3.7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-v6vp-62vc-84qw
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 18 products
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat Decision Manager 7
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1
- Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
- Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
- Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
- Red Hat Process Automation 7
- Red Hat Satellite 6
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3
- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45935
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6vp-62vc-84qw
References
More Apache James vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-00201 XML external entity injection in Apache PDFBox CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-28170 Apache James server: Privilege escalation via JMX pre-authentication deserialisation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-17565 Sieve file storage vulnerable to path traversal attacks CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2006-02714 The SMTP server in Apache Java Mail Enterprise Server (aka Apache James) 2.2.0 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-17305 Apache James IMAP vulnerable to a ReDoS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-11431 Apache James server: Privilege escalation through unauthenticated JMX CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-45935 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45935 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v6vp-62vc-84qw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-45935 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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